Hello friends! I'm so excited about this Halloween tutorial (last of 4 in this short series)....because it calls to my Mexican roots to celebrate and remember our loved ones that have passed by remembering their lives. Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st for children and November 2nd for adults. On this day either at home or at the cemetery offerings of bread,candy,fruit,alcohol, or anything that the deceased enjoyed in life are beautifully displayed next to their photographs along with fresh flowers and candles. It is believed that on this day they will come and enjoy what you leave out for them. Traditionally, this day offers a special day to remember those that have passed and view it like a celebration. La Catrina (skull figured elegant lady) has become part of this celebration, known to be beautifully dressed and ready to go to all the Day of the Dead celebrations. It differs from sugar skulls because they are candy skulls, that are presented on the altars. A similar concept,La Calaca (deathly skeleton) refers to a skeleton that is believed will come and take you away at the time of death; or referring to death itself. Usually said that," La Calaca will take rich and poor alike, and you will take nothing when you're gone"( since death respects no class types). All these ideas are very closely related and celebrated in a similar sense. It's a day to enjoy, to celebrate death in life!
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I chose very bright colors to adorn my face;
I thought these colors would complement my attire and flower headband.
You can easily choose any colors of your choice, different design, swirls,flowers.
My design is not perfect, it's just what appealed to me.
I made my own flower headband-just bought a small bouquet,
clipped the flowers, and hot glued them to a headband I already own but didn't care much for.
To add to the whole look I wore a long dark wig (you don't have to, but if you already have long hair you could also wear milk-maid braids). My blouse is authentic from my hometown in Michoacan, Mexico (they do some beautiful stitching).
The details that I designed on my face are a rose (forehead-beauty) petals around the eyes (to resemble a flower) cross (over my lip to represent my religion/optional) darkened my nose (to give it a skull appearance) along the sides of my face hollowed teeth, and a spider web on my chin. These details work well to represent death depicted beautifully.
I hope you enjoyed this short Halloween series as much as I enjoyed making these videos. I put in a lot of work into each one and I hope they gave you some ideas for Halloween.
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